Catholic University Of Amer
Catholic University Of Amer Ica. An Institution Of Higher Learning At Washington, A C.. Conducted Under The Auspices Of The Roman Catholic Church In The United States. The University Was Incorporated And Re Ceived Its Apostolic Constitution From Pope Leo Xiii. In Is87, And Was Opened For Instruc Tion In ...
Catiline
Cat'iline (luctu S Serious Catilina ) (c.l0s-62 N.c.). A Roman Noble Celebrated As The Leader Of A Conspiracy Against The Republic. During His Youth He Attached Himself To The Party Of Sulla. His Bodily Constitution, Which Was Capable Of Enduring Any Amount Of Labor, Fa Tigue. And Hardship, Allied To ...
Cato
Cato, Mincus Ponca's (n.c. 234-149). A Roman Statesman, Surnamed Ccnsorias And Sapiens (the Wise), Afterwards Known As Cat() Pniscus, Or Cato Major (cato The Elder). To Distinguish Him From Cato Of Ile Was Horn At Tuseulum, In B.c. 234. Ile Inherited From His Plebeian Father A Small Farm In The ...
Cats
Cats, Kilts, Ja Kob (1577-1660). The Best Of The Southern Dutch Poets In The Golden Age Of That Literature, While It Was Being Illustrated In The North By The Varied Genius Of Vondel. Booft, And Viseher. His Poetry Is Characteristically Dutch In Being Extremely Prosaic, Commonplace In Its Metres, Jejeune ...
Catskill Group
Catskill Group. A Series Of Sandstones And Shales Of Upper Devonian Age Exposed Along The Western Slopes Of The Northern Appalachian Mountains And Named From The Catskill :moun Tains Of New York, Where They Were First Studied. The Series Was Formerly Supposed To Constitute A Distinct Geological Group Overlying The ...
Caucasian
Caucasian, Ka-kiiishan, Or Caucasic, Ka-kb.fsik. Race, The. The Name Applied By Blumenhach (1795) To The White Division Of Mankind, As Distinguished From The Yellow. The Brown. And The Black. '11'h:ether These Divisions Be Called Species, Subspecies, Varieties, Or Races, They Exist And Have Separate Names. The Ob Jection Is Made ...
Caucasus
Caucasus, Keka-sus (lat., From Gk. Ka• Kacoc, Kaukasos, Fr. Caucasc, Ger. Kauka.sus, Russ. Karhas). A Region Occupying The South East Corner Of Europe, And Extending Into Asia (alai): Russia. E 6). It Extends From About Latitude 38° To 46° 30' N., Constituting The Isth Mus Separating The Caspian From The ...
Caucasus Mountains
Caucasus Mountains. A Mountain Range On The Caucasian Isthmus, Forming Part Of The Botmdary Between Europe And Asia. It Extends In A West-northwest Direction From The Peninsula Of Apsheron, In The Caspian Sea, To The Peninsula Of Taman, Between The Black Sea And The Sea Of Azov, Being Separated Here ...
Cauchy
Cauchy, Ko'shiy. Augustin Louts (178/ 1857). A French Mathematician. Lle Was Born In Paris, And Was Edueated At The Ecole Poly Technique. In 1810 He Went To Cherbourg, In The Capacity Of An Engineer. Hut His Health Failing, He Meturned To Paris In 1813, Renounced Engineering, And Chose Pure Science ...
Caucus
Caucus (of Uncertain Origin; Possibly From Med. Lat. Caucus. Gk. Kakov, Kankos, Cup, As Being Originally An Informal Festal Gathering). A Term Applied (1) To An Informal Meeting Of The Voters Of A Political Party Within A Limited District For The Purpose Of Nominating Candi Dates For Office Or Of ...
Caulaincourt
Caulaincourt, K6'15n'k7itir', Arniand Ugustin Louis De, Duke Of Vicenza ( 1773 1827). A Statesman Of The First French Em Pire. Born At ('aulaincourt, In The Department Of The A Isne, December 9, 1772. Ile Entered The Army At The Age Of 15, Rapidly Attained Promotion. And As Colonel Of A ...
Causality
Causality (fr. Causality, From Lat. Causatis, Eausal, From Causa, Cause). The Rela Tion In Which Cause Stands To Effeet And Effect To Cause. Causation Is The Relation Of Cause To Effeet. Of Cause, Causation, And Causality, Ninny Views Have Been Held. Aristotle Was The First To De Vote Much Attention ...
Cavaignac
Cavaignac, Loris (1s02-57). A French General. Ile Was In Paris, October 15, 1802, And Was Educated In The Polytechnic School. And The Fri& D'application In Metz. Entering The Army, He Rendered Efficient Service In Algeria, Where He Went In 1832, And Rose Rap Idly In Rank, Hemming A Brigadier-general In ...
Cavalier
Cavalier, Kit 'valytt', Jean ( E.1680-1740 ) . The Famous Chief Of The Camisards (q.v.). Ile Was A Native Of Lower Languedoc, The Son Of A Peasant, And Was First A Shepherd, And Afterwards A Baker. Ile Was Driven From Home By The Pitiless Persecution Of Protestants That Followed Upon ...
Cavalry In Modern Times
Cavalry In Modern Times. The War Of Independence Of The Netherlands (156s-1609) Marked The Beginning Of A New Era In Cavalry History. Alaurice Of Nassau Drilled Hi; Gen Nan Meregmaries, More Lightly Armed And Mounted Than Their Spanish Opponents, To Form In Two Or Three Lines, To Move Rapidly, And ...
Cave Dwellers
Cave-dwellers. .‘ General Term, Usu Ally, But Applied To A Largely Hypothetic Class Of Troglodytes. Or Primeval Inhabitants Of Given Countries Or Of The World. The Most De Cisive Evidence: Of Cave Life By Early Man Are Derived From We-tern Europe, Both Continental And Insular. Where Human Remains And Are ...
Cave Fa Ltne
Cave Fa Ltn.e. The Richest Cave Fauna) Occur In Southern Franco, In Limestone Deposits Near Or At The Base Of The Pyrenees, Though The Great Grotto Of Adelsberg, Near Triest, Is The Classic Abode Of Cavernitolous Forms, Including The Mind Triton, Eyeless Beetles, Etc. In North America Mammoth And Wyandotte ...
Caveat Emptor
Ca'veat Emp'tor (lat., Let The Buyer Beware I. The Common-law Maxim Signifying That The Purchaser Of Land Or Goods Takes His (glances As To The Title Or The Quality Of The Property Acquired By Him. There Is Great Dif Ference Of Opinion As To The Extent To Which This Maxim ...
Cavendish
Cavendish, Lienry (1731-1810). _111 Eng Lish Natural Philosopher And Chemist. Ile Otis Born In Nice, The Eldest Son Of Lord Charles Cavendish And A Nephew Of The Third Duke Of 1)evonshire. Ile Was Educated At Petcrlionse College, Cambridge, Lint Left Without, Taking Ids Degree. And Devoted His Entire Life To ...
Cavendish_2
Cavendish, Wii.t.tam, Duke Of Newcastle (1592-16761. An English Statesman And Author. He Was The Son Of Sir Charles Cavendish, Young Er Brother Of The First Earl Of Devonshire, And Was Educated At Saint Jobn's College. Cam Bridge. Llis Aconnplishments And Bearing Gamed Him The Favor Of James I., Who. In ...
Cavour
Cavour, Ka-voor', Camillo Bens0 Di, Count (i510-61). The Great Constructive Statesman Of Modern Italy. He Was Born In Turin, August 10, 1810. The Son Of The Marquis Michele Benso Di Cavour And Adele, Second Daughter Of The Count De Selion Of Geneva. As A Younger Son, Camillo Was Edueated For ...
Cawnpore
Cawnpore, Kampor', Or Cawnpur, Kali-1)57r' (i Lind.lfanhimr, City Of Krishna, From Skt. Krsna, Krish No, Black Par, Skt. Porn, City). A City, Capital Of A District Of The Same Name In The Allahabad Division Of The 'swill West, Provinces, British India, On The Right Bank Of The Ganges, At The ...
Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek. A Stream In Shenandoah County, Va., Falling Into The Shenandoah River. On Its Banks, On October 19, 1864, During The Civil War, A Confederate Force Under General Early Completely Surprised Sheridan's Army At Daybreak, During Its Leader's Absence. And Forced It To Retreat In Considerable Disorder Back Through ...
Cedar Of
Cedar (of. Ecdre, Lat. Rellrur, From (7k. Kedros. Cedar-tree ) . A Name Applied To Several Species Of Coniferous Evergreen Trees. As Well As To The Wood Of A Number Of Trees In No Way Related To The Conifers. The Name Properly Belongs To The Genus Cedrns. Of Which There ...
Cedula
Cedula, (obsolete Engl. Cedule, Fr. C.'f/a/., It. Cedola, Ccfluln, Whence (,er. Zettei, Slip Of Paper: Variant Of Schedule, Of. Schedule, Scolule, Cedule, From Lat. Schcdula, Small Sheet Of Paper, From Seheda, Sheet Of Paper, From Seindcre, To Split). In Spanish, A Written Or Printed Paper Of Any Sort, Including Blank ...
Ceiling Of
Ceiling (of_ Vr. Ric 1, Lat. Caqam, Sky). The Material, Of Light Description, Used To Make The Inner Covering Of A Room Or Other Inclosed Space; And, By Extension, The Surface This Top Ciive Ring.. Whatever May Be Its Material. It Is Usual To Apply The Term To Ilat Or ...
Celebes
Cel'ebes (the Name Of A Native Tribe). One Of The Larger Islands Of The Dutch East Indies, Situated East Of Itorneo Between Latitudes 1° 45' N. And 5° 45' S., And Between Longitude, 118° 49' And 125° 5' E (east Indies, F 51. It Is Surrounded By The Celebes Sea ...
Celery
Celery ( Lat. Parsley. From Gk. Ciiaor, Se(imm, Parsley) .tniuur Gr(1 A Biennial 111:11t Of The Natural Order Umbelliferw. A Native Of Europe. Now Widely Cultivated For Which Are Blanched And Eaten Mw With Salt. Line Form, Is Extensively Grown On The Contini•nt Of Europe For Its Root. The Whole ...
Celestine
Celestine. The Name Of Five Popes. (1) Celes•rixt: I.. Pope 422-32, Is Supposed To Have Been A Near Relative Of The Emperor Valentinian. Tradition Attributes To Him The Addition To The Angelical Salutation: Sancta Maria, .dater Del, Ora Pro Nob Is. Lie Sent Palladins To Ireland As The First Bishop ...
Celibacy
Celibacy (from Celibate, Fr. Eat. (if/an/his, Celibacy. From Eolcbs, Bachelor). In Ecclesiastical History, The Abstention From The Married State By The Clergy And Those Who Have Entered Upon The Monastie Life. The Roman Catholic Church Requires Celibacy Ou The Part Of Its Clergy As A Part Of Its Eeelesiastical (rs ...
Cell
Cell. In Early Christ Ian Usage, ( 1) A Chapel Erected Over A Tomb: Or (2) A Mcmastie Dwelling Either Of A Single Monk Or Of A Com Munity Subordinate To An Abbey. Artl Compelled To Pay Tithes To It. Its Occupants Were Obliged To Present Themselves At The Abbey ...
Celluloid
Celluloid (lat. Cellula, Little Cell, Dim. Of Rel)a. Cell). A Substance Of Modern Invention Id(bl• 11..141 In The Arts As A Substitute For Ivory, India -rubber, And Leather, And, For Many Other Pur Tel Was First Made In England By A Mr. Parkes, Of Birmingham, In L$56,. And Was Given ...
Cellulose
Cellulose (from Cc/hi/a, Dim. Of Cella, Cell). The Chief Constitutent Of The Cell Walls Of All Vegetable Cells. These Walls Consti Tute The Plant-skeleton And Also Form A Protective Covering For The Sensitive. Living Protoplasm. In Certain Plants The Reserve Food Is Stored Up In The Form Of Cellulose. The ...
Celtic Languages
Celtic Languages. A Group Of Lan Guage., Both Ancient And Modern, Belon,•_!ing To The Indo-european Family, And Now Comprising Welsh. Breton (armoric), Irish, Scottish Gaelic. And Alanx. The Connection Of The Celtic Lan Guages With The 111do-european Family Has Been Recognized Since The Time Of Piet Et (1837) And Bopp ...
Celtic Music
Celtic Music. Welsh And Trish Music Are Inseparably Connected, For Although Each Country Developed Its Music In Accordance With Its Own Traditions And Local Forms, The Hard Was The Dominant Influence Which Shaped Its General Character Alike In Both Wales And Ire Land. Poetry Was Universally Identified With Music, And ...
Celtic Peoples
Celtic Peoples. A General Designation Applied To An Ensemble Of Ethnic Groups Consti Tuting The Predominant Element In Central And Western Europe Before The Rise Of The Roman Power And The Influx Of The German Tribes, And Speaking A Language Known To Its As Celtic. See Celtic Languages. By Various ...
Celtic Or Keltic Church
Celtic Or Keltic Church (lat. ('el. Tieus. Front Celtcr, Gk. Kii.7ac, Lidtai, Or Kt.2roi, Keltui: Originally Meaning High. And Probably Connected With Lith. Keltas, High. Keihngs, Hill, Lit. C? /sus. High, Gk. Ko2cri-4, Ko/6nos, Hill. Less Plausibly Connected With 01r. Goidci, Gael. (;aid/icui, 'mel, Gael). The Earliest Christian Church In ...
Cemetery Of
Cemetery (of. Ecmetiere, Lat. Citmite Rium, Gk. K01111/7 Et Eri011, Sleeping Place, Later Graveyard, From Nog:ay, Koiman, To Put To Sleep, From Xeiaaat, Keisthai, To Lie Down). A Graveyard Or Other Place Of Deposit For The Dead. The Term Is Used With Particular Reference To Those Extensive Ornamental Burial-grounds Which ...
Censor
Censor (lat., Judge, From Censere, Assess, Judge). The Name Of Two Roman Officers Of State. The Office Was Established By Servins Tullius, The Fifth King Of Rome. .1fter The Ex Pulsion Of The Kings, It %vas Held By The Consuls, Special Magistrates Not Being Appointed Till N.e. 443. It Continued ...
Censorship
Censorship. The Exercise Of The Duties Or Powers Of A Censor The Term In Its Broadest Application Includes The General Super Vision And Control Of Public Morals And The Pub. Lie Welfare, Such As Was Exercised By The Roman Censors. The Term Is Now, However, Almost Ex Clusively Applied To ...
Census
Census (lat., Registration, From Ccnscre, To Assess, To Judge). The Familiar Use Of The Word Census Is To Denote The Periodical Counting Of The People, And This Is Its Primary Meaning. As The Of Population Has Been Usually Accom Panied By Comprehensive Investigations Into Agriculture, Manufactures, Ete.. The Tern' Has ...
Central America
Central America. That Portion Of The American Continent Il•tween Mexico On The North And Colombia On The South, Embracing The States Of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Salvador, Honduras, And Guatemala. And The Colony Of British Llo• Auras ( Slap: World, America, 3 8—special Map). It Extends From Latitude 8° To 18° ...
Central Forces
Central Forces. Forces Which Pro Duce On A Moving Body An Acceleration Toward A Fixed Point Called The 'centre Of Force.' Il Lustrations Are Afforded By The Motion Of A Stone Whirled In A Sling, By The Motion Of The Moon With Reference To The Earth. Or Of The Earth ...
Central Provinces
Central Provinces. A Ellief-commis Kionership Of British India, Created In 1stil, And Embracing The Former Province Of Nagpur, The Two Territories Of Sagar And Nerbudda, And Other Territories Added .since ()lap: India, D 4). It Is Botnuled By The Central India Agency And Chota-nagpur On The North, Orissa On The ...
Centralization
Centralization. In Political Theory, A Tern] Used To Denote The Tendency On The Part Of A Central Authority To Reserve To Itself Increasing Powers Of Legislation And Adininistration. )lure Strictly Interpreted. The Word Centralization Is Capable Of Hearing A Double Meaning. It May Signify The Complete Unification Of A Political ...
Centre Of Gravity
Centre Of Gravity. Owing To Gravita Tion (q.v.), All Bodies On The Surface Of The Earth Are Beimg Acted Ou By Forces Drawing Them Toward The Centre Of The Earth. These Forces Are All Sensibly Parallel, Owing To The Large Size Of The Earth Compared With That Of Most Natural ...
Centre Of Inertia
Centre Of Inertia (lat. Inertia. Inac Tivity, Literally Unskillfulness). The Centre Of Inertia Of Two Particles Whose Masses Are M, And 20, Is Defined As Follows: Draw In The Plane Which Includes The Two Particles Two Lines Ox And Ox' At Right Angles To Each Other; Let The Dis Tames ...
Centre Of Oscillation
Centre Of Oscillation (lat. Oseilla Tio, A Swinging). The Period Of Oscillation Of A Simple Pendulum—i.e. Of A Minute Particle Of Matter Vibrating Through A Small Amplitude At The End Of A Fine Thread Which Is Supposed To Be Without Weight, Is Given By The Formula: T ='27r / Where ...
Centring
Centring (from Centre, Fr. Centre, From Lat. Centrum, Gk. Kerrpov, Kentron. Centre, Froth Kellteill, To Prick). The Framework Upon Which An Arch Or Vault Of Stone, Brick, Or Iron Is Supported During Its Construction. The Simplest Form Of Centring Is That Used By Ma Sons And Bricklayers For The Arches ...
Cerambycid2e
Cerambycid2e, (neo-lat. None. Pl., From Gk. Kepci4v5, Kerambyx, Horned Beetle). A Prominent Family Of Cryptopentam Erous Beetles, Commonly Known As Longhorns, And Including About 13,000 Described Species, Of Which 600 Belong In The United States. A Few Find Nourishment In Herbaceous Plants, But In Most The Soft. White Grubs, With ...
Ceremonial
Ceremonial (fr. C•'n'nioni4t/e. Lat. Nronioli.s, From Cariur Wi Fl , Ceremony), I'ot Rt. The Origin Of Elaborate Formalities In The Daily Life Of A Monarchical Court Is To Be Traced To The Eastern Nations, Whose Genius Is In Harmony With -mil External Expressions Of Reverence. The 'roman Emperors Were At ...
Ceremony
Ceremony ( Fr. Ef'r'nionie. Lat. Ca.rimonia, !altered Rite. Probably Connected With Skt. !carman, Act, From Kor, To Do). Almost Any Act. When Performed In A Regular, Orderly, And Formal Man Ner, And When Viewed. Not With Reference To Its Object, Hut The Mode I If It S Performance, Becomes A ...
Ceres
Ce'res (probably Eoilliveled With Lat.. Crl'a , To Create. Crcticerf , To Grow. T:k. Slpnc, Morose, Youth, Guth. Hairdo, Tier. Ilerde. Engl. Herd. Engl. Burs(, (own. (1. Lr. (lint, Heap. Ann. Ser, Species, Skis .4«rdho, Host. Ar, Sarmla, Speit-a). The Name Given By The Romans To The Greek Dminetcr (..17piivip), ...
Cerinthus
Cerin'thus (lat., From Gk. Kptveos. I(e Rinthos). A Heretic Who Lived At The Close Of The Apostolic Age. But Of Whom We Have Nothing Better Than Uncertain And Confused Account-. It Is Said That He Was An Egyptian. Perhaps Also A Jew By Birth. And Studied Philosophy In Alex Andria. ...
Certiorari
Certiorari, (lat., To Be Certified, From Rertior, Comparative Of Certus. Sure). A Common-la W Writ, Issued By A Superior Court To An Inferior One, Or To A Body Acting In A Quasi-judicial Capacity, As Commissioners, Magistrates, Assessors Of Taxes, Etc. The Writ, Issues Only When There Is No Other Adequate ...
Cervantes Saavedra
Cervantes Saavedra, Pron. Thr•r•viin'tes Sira-tiedrtl, .11htem. He (154/ 1616). The Most Famous Of All Spanish Writers, And Author Of The World-renowned /ton Quixote. His Early Years Are Involved In Obscurity. It Is Known That He Was Of Pure Castilian Stock, Being The Second Son Of Rodrigo De Cervantes And Leonor ...
Cervera Y Topete
Cervera Y Topete. Thi;r-vien't 4". Tie Pwtti, Pasgc..1., ('node De D,rez, De Santa Anna ( 1533—). A Spanish Admiral, Born In Jerez, In The Province Of ('adiz. Ills Father Was One Of The Wealthiest Wine-merchants Of Spain; His Mother A Daughter Of ('mitt Topete V Vellc, A Member Of The ...
Cezimbra
Cezimbra, Sti-zem'bra. A Coast Town Of Portugal, In The Province Of Estremadura. Is Miles South Of Lisbon (map: Portugal. A 3). It Has A Good Harbor And Fisheries. Population Of The Commune, In 1890. S13s; In 1900, 9000. C. G. S., Or Centimeter-gram-sec Ond System. That System Of Units Or ...
Chaco
Chaco, Er, Gran. A Name Applied To A Re Gion Of Central South America Extending North V,ard From The Salado Biver To About Latitude 18' S., And Included Between The Paraguay And Parana Rivers On The East And The Foot: Hills Of The Andes On The West. It Thus Comprises ...
Chain Of
Chain (of. Chains, Fr. Ehaine, Dutch Kete», Ket T Ing, Al Lg. Kcdenc, Kede, Ger. Ket Te, 0111% Eliciting, From Lat. Catcau, Chain). A Series Of Flexibly Connected Links Of Metal Or Other Material Designed For Ornament Or To Sere The Purpose Of Cord, Rope, Or Cables. Chains Are Evidently ...
Chalcedon
Chalce'don (lat.. From Ka2x7)5thy, Kal Ehnlon, Or Xclaktisu5v, Chaik(tion). A City Of An Cient, Bithynia, At The Entrance Of The Bosporus, Opposite To Byzantium. It Was Founded About N C'. 077 It A Colony From Inlegara, And Soon Be Came A Place Of Considerable Trade And Impor Tance. It Contained ...
Chalcis
Chalcis. (lat., From Gk. Xa?kfc, Chalkis). The Capital Of The Island And No Marehy Of Enlwea, Greece, Situated On The Earl Pus, The Strait Which Separates The Island From Lbentia (slap: Greece. E 3). The Euripus Is Divided Into Two Channels, Of Unequal Breadth And Depth, By A Rock, Which ...
Chalcis_2
Chalcis (kal'sis) Flies, Or Chalcid Iree, (neo-lat. Now Pl., From Gk. Xrdaitc, Chalkis, Lizard, Either From Xaxas, (halkis, A City Of Eubtea, Or, More Probably, Like The Name Of The Town Itself, From Xa2.k4c, Chalkos, Copper). A Group Of Very Small Hymenoptera, Characterized By Elbowed Feelers. They Number Thousands Of ...
Chald2eans
Chald2eans (from Lat. C/m7r/cri, &ant, ('hablaioi, 11 Eb. Assyr. Icahn, Pos Sibly From Assyr. Kashralit, To Conquer). Prop Erly A Designation Of A Semitic. People, Whose Original Bona) Was Southeast Of Babylonia, On The Persian Gulf, In The Sea Laud (mat Tamti). There Was :1 T•011sid•ffible 1111:1112•1' Of Lialdu States, ...
Chaldee Paraphrase
Chaldee Paraphrase. Sec Targum. Chaldians, Xai Aiot , C Hal Daiui, Cha Idol, Lat. (' Ha Ida ). A People Inhabiting Armenia Before The Arrival Of The Hail:. The Early Assyrian Kings Called This Country Nairi. It Was Then Inhabited By Petty Nomadic Tribes Of Uncertain Ethnic Relation. About B.c. ...
Chalice
Chalice, Chhl'is (fr. Calico, It. Calice, As. Taiic, Ger. Kriel,. Mtg. Chclih, From Lat. Calla., Skt. Kalati, Cup). This Ancient Name For It Drinking-eup Has Been Retained For The Vessels Used For The Wine In The Holy Sacrament. Sonic Of The Earliest Were Made Of Wood Or Horn; Others, Of ...
Chalk As
Chalk (as. Cede, Ger. Ealk, Fr. Chaux, Ir. Mile. From Lat. Cal.r, Lime). A Soft Earthy Vari Ety Of Limestone Or Carbonate Of Lime, Which Often Forms Beds Of Great Thickness And Extent. Lt Is Usually Yellowish Or White In Color, Has An Earthy Texture, Is Rough To The Touch, ...
Challenge Of
Challenge (of. Eholenge, Cholonge, It. Cologne, Accusation, From Lat. Ca/untnia, False Accusation, From Ealvi. To Deceive). In Criminal Law, A Request Or Demand To Fight With Deadly Weapons. No Set Phrase Or Form Of Words Is Necessary To Constitute A Challenge. Any Lan Guage Which, When Connected With The Circum ...
Challenger Expedition
Challenger Expedition. A Scien Tific Of The Open Sea Sent Out By The British Government In 1872-76. In 1s72 The Chaifengcr, A Corvette Of 2306 Tons, Was Com Pletely Fitted Out And Furnished With Every Scien Tific Appliance For Examining The Sea From Surface To Bottom, E.g. With Natural - ...
Chalons Sur Marne
Chalons - Sur - Marne, Shit'1on' Stir Mars'. A Garrison Town Of France, Capital Of The Department Of Marne, 107 Miles East Of Paris By Rail, On The Right Bank Of The River Marne, Which Is Here Crossed By A Handsome Stone Bridge (map: France, L 3). Chalons-sur-marne Is An ...
Chalybeate
Chalybeate (ka-lib'e-at) Waters (from Lat. Ehalybs, Gk. Xatap, Chalyps, From Xeii.eftee, (halybes, Iron-workers In Asia Minor). Natural Mineral Waters That Contain Considerable Amounts Of Iron In Solution. The Carbonate Is Generally Held In Solution By An Excess Of Car Bonic Acid, And Is Precipitated As Soon As The Latter Has ...
Chamber Of Commerce
Chamber Of Commerce. A Body Of Merchants And Traders, Associated For The Pur Pnse Of Promoting The Interests Of Its Own Mem Bers, Of The Town Or District To Which The Society Belongs. And Of The Community Generally, In So Far As These Have Reference To Trade And Merchan Dise. ...
Chambers
Chambers, Wilttam (1800-83). A Scoteh Publisher And Author, Elder Brother Of Robert Chambers. He Was Born At Peebles. April 16, 1800. And As A Boy And Youth Passed Throurb Ex Periences Similar To His Brother's. Ile Bus As A Bookseller In Edinburgh (is19) And Afterward Added Printing. Between 1825 And ...
Chambre Introuvable
Chambre Introuvable, Rit7i'vfi'lil'. The Name Given To A Packed Assem Bly Of Deputies In France Which Sat From I Fetober, 1815, To April, 1816. The Epithet (meaning "ehamber Whose Like Eannot Be Found") Originat Ed With Louis Xviii., By Whom, After His Resto Ration. This Chamber Had Been Summoned. Louis, ...
Chameleon
Chameleon, Ka-nwl(-fin (lat. Channe/con, Gk. Xapati.ior, Chamailecat, Frion Xllpai. Chanioi, On The Ground + Lion). An African Lizard Of The Family Channeleonthhe, Of Very Pe Culiar Form And Structure, And Placed At The Head Of The Order Laccrtilia. The Body Is Much Com Pressed, The Dorsal Line Sharp, In Sonic ...
Chamisso
Chamisso, Am-a.iient Von An Eminent German Poet And Naturalist. Although Born In Champagne, France, He In Childhood Shared The Exile Of His Parents. Fleeing From The Terrors Of The French Revolution. In 1796 He Became A Page At The Berlin Court, And Though His Parents Afterwards Returned To France, Education ...
Chamois
Chamois, 6lizirenfi. Fr. Pron. ,..11:1-inwft' (fr.. It. Conio:v!.. Probably From Sing. Ger. Flceos(. Chamois: Cf. Also Sp., L'ort. Gamo, Fallow Deer). Or Ge3ise. A Goat-antelope (rupi Rapra Tragn•..), Inhabiting The High Mountains Of Southern Europe. It Occurs In T He Pyrenees. Where It Is Called •izard:' In The Mountains Of ...
Chamomile
Chamomile, Kiinc6-mil. Or Camomile (of. Coma Millc, :med. Lat. Camamilla, Lat. Cha In Ma Ilia, From ( K. Rhamai. On The Ground + M(lon. Apple). A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Color Composite. Sub Order Tubulillone, Distinguished By Imbricated Bracts. A Scaly Conical Receptacle. A Ray Of One Row ...
Chamonix
Chamonix, ,ineunymy, Or Chamouni, Slifi'mm'nt=" (lat. R A Hy Us In T Us ) The Name Of A Wild And Romantic Valley And Village Among The _alps In The Department Of Ilaute-savoie. France (slap: France. N 0). It Lies At An Eleva Tion Of About 3400 Feet Above The Level ...
Champerty
Champerty, Slaim'por-ti, Or Cham Party ((w. Champart. From :med. Lat. Ca //1. 11 Pirs. Ounportagilini, Front Lat. Part Of The Field. From Division Of Lands). .a Bargain Between The Plaintiff Or Defendant In A Suit, And A Third Party, Generally A Lawyer. That The Latter Shall Have Part Of The ...
Champlain
Champlain, Sham-plan'. A Lake Lying Be Tween Vermont And Ness' York (map: New York, G 1). It. Is 110 Miles Long And Increases In Width From One-quarter Of A Mile In The South To 13 Miles In The North. Its Area Is About 600 Square Miles, Of Which Two-thirds Is ...
Champollion Jean
Champollion. Jean Jacores ( 1 Tn Is67). Usually Called Ellanipoi Lion Vice Kc. A Distinguished French Elder Brother Of .1. I'. Champollion (q.v.), The Founder Of Egyp Tology. Ile Was Horn At Figeae. In The Depart Ment Of Lad. 5. 1778. After Completing His Collegiate Studies, He Was For A ...
Chancellor Of
Chancellor (of. Chatter Ter. Fr. Chance Lat. Tancellarias, Porter. Doorkeeper. From Caws. Ili. Lattice). Under The Later Roman Em Perttr, The Chancellor W A - An Usher Or Tdlicer Duty It Was To Stand At The Railing Or Latticework Leanctuil To Protect The Judicial Oliieer From The 'roweling Of The ...
Chancery
Chancery (fr, Dim/ni/me It.. Ale& Lat. Imam/1(tm, Froin Coa•clla•ius, Chancellor, From Lat. Canecni, Lattice), Coutrr In English Law, The Court Presided Over By The Lord Iligh Chancellor, And Until Recently The Highest Court In England, Inferior Only To Parliament. Trig Malty A Chancery Was The Of A Secretary Or Chancellor ...